The Salopian Club

The Salopian Club

The Club currently comprises about 8,000 past pupils and members of staff, many of whom have become national names in fields as varied as astronomy and satire. However, rather less well known but equally important is the tremendous sense of community that our Old Salopians have with one another and with the School. Despite a diverse range of ages, occupations, and interests, the shared experience of years at Kingsland creates a great bond between them.

The Salopian Club exists to enable that sense of community to flourish – helping members get or keep in touch, and to continue to support the School in many diverse ways. Social and sporting events take place throughout the year, many of them at Shrewsbury, but some are national and even international events.

The Salopian Magazine

Our twice yearly magazine 'The Salopian' helps to keep Old Salopians in contact with and informed about their contemporaries, as well as keeping them in touch with progress and development at the School, and email news updates are sent out bi-monthly by the Director.

PDF COPY: The Salopian magazine is available in electronic (pdf) format. If you would prefer to receive your copy electronically, please email oldsalopian@shrewsbury.org.uk.

MembershipAll those who have been educated at Shrewsbury School are eligible to be members of the Club - and become Life Members through subscription as part of the School fees.

Academic staff are invited to become Honorary Members after two years service at the School. Other staff and Governors and those connected to the School can also be invited to become members.

Objects of the ClubTo promote links and fellowship between Salopians of all ages.To organise activities (sporting, cultural, social, business) in support of the above.Together with the Governors, School and Foundation, to promote Old Salopians’ knowledge of and involvement in the success and prosperity of the School.To help Salopians make the transition into their working lives and support the development of their careers.

Management

The management of the Club is the responsibility of a Management Committee which, together with the Headmaster, appoints a Director to carry out the executive duties.

The Management Committee is supported by the Club Committee which meets biannually and is made up of the Management Committee, the Chairs for each aspect of the Club's activities and representatives of the School and the Foundation.

A revised Strategic Plan (2014-19) has been drawn up. The Plan describes what the Club will do, by when, and the resources and funding needed (including the level of subscriptions). It is available to download here. The draft 5-year Financial Plan can be downloaded here. These plans were approved at the AGM on 4 October 1914.

Peter Davis was born in the Wirral and brought up there and in Denbighshire. He was educated at Shrewsbury School (O 55-59), and for many years he was a Trustee of the Shrewsbury School Foundation. He is to be President of the Salopian Club in 2016.

After starting work at 17 in Lancashire in sales and marketing, he ultimately became Chief Executive of three major FTSE companies – Reed International/Reed Elsevier (1986-1994), Prudential (1995-2000), and J Sainsbury plc (2000-2004). He has also been a non-executive director of a large number of major companies and an investor in a wide range of young businesses. He has been Chairman of Business in the Community (1996-2001), the CBI Finance and General Purposes Committee, the Welfare to Work New Deal Task Force (1997-2000), and the Government’s Employer Task Force on Pensions.

Outside the world of business, Sir Peter has been Chairman of Marie Curie Cancer Care (2006-2011) and is now Life Vice President, Pro Chancellor of Bangor University (where he is now Deputy Chair of Bangor University Council), a Trustee of the Royal Opera House and Chairman of the Royal Opera House Foundation, a Trustee of the V and A, and on the board of Welsh National Opera (until recently chairing their Advisory Board).

In 2000 he was awarded an honorary LLD (Doctor of Laws) degree by the University of Exeter, and in 2003 the annual Gold Medal by the Chartered Management Institute. He was made a Fellow of City & Guilds in 2004 and is also a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts.

Sir Peter is married to Sue and has two sons and a daughter.

Chairman - Peter Stewart (Ch 1958-63)

Peter (pictured at OS Day 2014, in the centre of the photo with his predecessor as Chairman, David Thomas (Rt 1971-75) on his right and the new Sports Chairman, Peter Birch (DB 1966-71) on his left) was born in Montgomery and was educated at The Old Hall School, Shrewsbury School and Queens’ College Cambridge where he read Law. He retired in 2010 as Senior Partner with the firm of Wace Morgan, Solicitors in Shrewsbury.

Peter has served on a number of Committees, most recently the Severn Hospice and the Shropshire Welfare Trust. He has maintained a keen interest in sport as a player and spectator.

For the last seven years Peter has undertaken the role of Under Sheriff of Shropshire and was commissioned as a Deputy Lieutenant of the County in 2011.

Peter is married to Carolyn and they have two daughters, Imogen and Eloise.

Director - Lt Col Nick Jenkins, OBE

Educated at Rugby School and Trinity College, Cambridge, Nick was commissioned into The Royal Green Jackets in 1970 where he saw service in Germany, Hong Kong, Cyprus, Falkland Islands and UK (including Northern Ireland and the MOD). From 1989-1992 he was the Commanding Officer 5th (Shropshire and Herefordshire) Battalion The Light Infantry and was awarded the OBE in the Queen’s Birthday 1992 Honours List.

In 1992, Nick (pictured above, in the centre, with his sons William (SH 1999-04) and David (R 2003-08) joined the staff at Shrewsbury School, teaching Classics. From 1995-2009, he was Housemaster of Oldham’s Hall. He took up his post as Director in February, 2014.